At present, Bay Localize is focused on four initiatives:

Bay Area 2020 Our newest program offers a clear-eyed view of the key challenges we face as a region and an action plan to address them. In response to rising energy costs and the effects of climate change, we develop tools, engage changemakers, and implement policies to build a more resilient Bay Area. Bay Localize is currently piloting the Community Resilience Toolkit with select community groups. We plan expand these activities in 2009 with Toolkit trainings and other workshops for localization activists. Come to our localization Forums and Caucuses. We’re hosting educational forums on localization topics, often in tandem with established conferences or other events, in order to deepen our understanding of the issues we’re facing and broaden the dialogue about what resilience should look like. In addition, we will be hosting caucuses on similar topics, with the goal of establishing common and specific goals for localization in our region.

Local Clean Energy Campaign In collaboration with our allies, Bay Localize's Local Clean Energy Campaign is working to build support for clean energy development in our region. Under California law, cities and counties can now act as buyers coops by purchasing their own energy in the open market, or by issuing tax-free bonds to invest in their own new energy facilities. With your support, we can assume greater control over our energy future and help area cities reach their goal of supplying 50% renewable power to their residents by 2017 — a much higher goal than PG&E's. More...

Rooftop Resources Project What kind of potential do urban rooftops (both residential and commercial) have for food-growing, energy production, and water collection? Given that current policies, research, and building codes aren't geared toward the development of rooftop resources, Bay Localize will be leading a study to survey and develop a model for implementing rooftop gardens, renewable energy, and rainwater catchment systems. This study aims to assess the feasibility of such projects by evaluating various obstacles to their development, determining what volumes of resources they could yield, and identifying economic and employment opportunities they could generate. More...

Localization Asset Map Bay Localize is performing an inventory of localization organizations and projects presently underway throughout the Bay Area. These efforts will be mapped, along with information on the scope of their activities, their relationship to localization, and full contact details. Bay Localize envisions the map as a multi-purpose tool to connect localization organizers and advocates with one another, direct new volunteers to local initiatives and projects, and demonstrate the various activities that localization entails. More...